field during the hostage crisis and with twenty three civilian casualties while france urges more help from african nations for their mali campaign which triggered the desert standoff. u.s. dropped charges against online freedom activist aaron swartz who committed suicide last week meanwhile there are mounting claims that prosecutors played a part is down. the. israelis head to the polls this coming tuesday with prime minister benjamin netanyahu finding his support dwindling among the war of radical voters.

ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t was me marina joshie the hostage crisis in algeria has ended with twenty three captives and thirty two militants confirmed dead following a four day military operation a total of six hundred eighty five people including one hundred seven foreigners were freed from a gas plant in the sahara desert with seven more civilians killed during the final rate the libyan militant group behind initial attack claimed their avenging french intervention in neighboring mali artie's bully boy who reports from paris. what we have heard and the reports flying about that a number of the civilian hostages were executed by the islamic militants that were holding them hostage at the gas plant it's a very remote area where the gas plant is located so that's why the details are so hard to come by but from what we've also heard that the algerian army then in turn

killed a number of the islamic militants so we've got an increasing amount of it looks like a dead civilian hostage is a very tragic turn of events it's a siege that actually has been going on since thursday it's been a standoff between the algerian army and the islamic militants who were trying to occupy this plant and. among the civilian hostages we know that there were brits americans japanese citizens know french citizens from what we know so the hostage takers have the hostage takers have said all along that this is a retaliation for the french intervention in mali now we've even heard one jihadist leader say that france is quote open the gates of hell unquote so it's a very worrying escalation to what started off as a military intervention just over a week ago the french government reportedly the french government ostensibly just responding to the mali government's request for help in driving out the islamic

militants from the north of the country so it's definitely escalating a sense of unease definitely growing in france and looks like public opinion could really shift in relation to the mali intervention it's all come on the streets of paris but with an escalating military intervention in mali and an algerian hostage crisis in response to it french public opinion is projected to turn against francois hollande pledged to help the mali government once he's really here but the enormity of what they may be taking on in mali. there may be a lot of questions then asked about his judgment and a lot of people who are supposedly supporting him now or may very quickly turn around and criticize it's already beginning to happen we've spoken to provisions here who lament the fact that they weren't told in advance that the military offensive was set to take place meanwhile voices in the french media complain of

a war with no pictures they say that there's a media blackout and accuse the government of making it intentional journalist surprising thing is that. we had no. recourse or information from. the day after this really started for most of all that when you see what's happening with what has happened in iraq or in afghanistan surely if you well if you spread to the region and if he lasts long it's going to be a problem comparisons already being made to the usas experience in iraq and afghanistan conflicts that were initially supported at home out of a sense of patriotism and support for the troops but it turned into lengthy and costly and deeply unpopular wars at home now if this mission creep becomes only driving on the terrorists some ministers and even themselves seem to

be saying. that it's going to be a failure because you cannot drive out all the terrorists. and many soldiers die and there are attacks in paris when public opinion will shift the way it has done for other wars either was started by france or was started by them by the u.s. but nevertheless french president francois hollande remains committed to the french military offensive in mali making grand statements that the french intervention way intends until legitimate authority in the country is restored but what many french people are beginning to wonder is just how long that might take and out what cost. r.t. paris. and france is continuing to increase its military presence in mali with two thousand troops now on the ground the final total could now top the originally planned twenty five hundred according to the country's defense minister paris has meanwhile urged west african leaders to increase their commitment to fighting

islamist militants in mali and their meeting in the ivory coast foreign minister iran stressed out the current french campaign was never intended as a substitute for an african led contingent deployed under un security council resolution france has also asked for more logistical assistance from the un into ongoing conflict one of base political activists john research the intervention shows that western powers can learn from similar campaigns such as libya. the constant attentions of the imperial powers have generation after generation worsened the problem not made it better i'm surprised that they don't bore themselves by repeating this line we heard it over afghanistan we've heard it over iraq we've heard it over libya and we should recall that right at the beginning of this process more than a decade ago the head of the security services in britain warned the then promise to tony blair that the interventions in afghanistan and iraq would spread the

threat of terrorism not reduce it that warning has proved sadly absolutely correct there was no al qaida in iraq before we invaded that there is not al qaeda had not spread to pakistan in the way that it has since the invasion of afghanistan the intervention in libya has led directly to the spread of al qaida in mali and we should at least have learned by now but this is not the way in which to reduce the threat of terrorism which is actually a way in which you both straight in which increases attractiveness to young people in the region it is something that identify with perhaps if they want to better relations with the muslim world they can start by bettering their relations with the muslim community in france itself that would be a far more significant step forward the bombing yet another muslim country. the hostage crisis in algeria has caused the british prime minister to postpone a much anticipated speech on the u.k.'s membership of the european union but

a review revealed david cameron's warning that the u.k. may leave along and europe made bail more analysis of this is something that. the u.s. justice department has dropped charges against the internet freedom activist aaron swartz who committed suicide last week he faces decades behind bars over accusations he illegally downloaded documents for public use the department's decision came after the schwartz family said prosecutors were complicit in his death and tens of thousands of internet users expressed support for the claim party's in a situation that reports. the crime downloading millions of academic papers in the public domain from a paid subscription database and the belief that they should be free. to essentially rocking out too many books in the library the punishment facing thirty years behind bars and a million dollar fine you're looking at a crime that essentially amounts to download a p.d.f. to a hard drive. no person was harmed. there was no financial benefit murder received

was punishment the result twenty six year old web wizard aaron swartz takes his own life the idea that he was facing decades in jail is is just disgusting absolutely appalling and and now we've lost a tremendously valuable and talented human being while the plea bargain deal for only several months behind bars was reportedly a possible outcome the internet freedom crusader refused to be seen as a felon his family and supporters blame the prosecution's aggressive attempts to put swartz behind bars for his suicide this man a young man and his family were literally terrorized by the prosecutors and the judicial discretion that let this case go forward and not stop while authorities dubbed him a criminal supporter say he was a robin hood in the fight for freedom of information aaron swartz was

a prodigy at fourteen he helped write the are assessed specific ation an online syndication system that allows users to consolidate feeds from numerous blog sites automatically instead of having to check each website individually the program is now part of the common vocabulary of the internet and is used on a daily basis for publishing news stories from all over the world critics say u.s. officials wanted aaron sent down to set an example he was going up against powers and he knew it well but he thought he would be in the clear in the law because he was only spreading public domain documents instead swartz's. case has made an example of how seriously the internet is regulated in the us the laws under which he was indicted date back to nine hundred eighty four many believe they're long outdated the prison sentences need to be relaxed especially for suppose of crimes like this where there was no economic motive where there was no way for him to profit even if they said even if he did all the things he did so they said he did

new legislation dubbed aram's law has been proposed in the u.s. congress it's still unclear whether there will be any real change but what is clear is that it once again took a tragedy to galvanize national debate and associate party new york pakistani mass protests and to the fury over a widespread corruption. and after a deal was reached to dissolve parliament before elections in a few minutes r.t. talks to the clerics behind the rallies. tough enough israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu loses rivaling support as the election looms the stories coming layered around. old. technology innovations all the developments around russia. the future covered. mission

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welcome back you're watching r.t. live from moscow on friday pakistan's government has reached a deal with a muslim cleric to hold mass protests in the capital islamabad tens of thousands of tire hundred supporters and they sit in after he convinced authorities to dissolve parliament before elections in march voting can now take place within ninety days and they've also agreed to discuss electoral reforms however countries demand that the army be consulted on the structure of the interim is ration was rejected political chaos in the country and growing fury over a widespread corruption is also deepened after the government's clash with the country's top court its order to arrest the prime minister over a corruption case has been rejected sultan i'm holly a journalist and a former officer of the pakistani air force says a change of power it may not be far away. people are likening it to the square and so many other things but my personal feeling is that in all those uprisings there

was not one single leader around whom people could rally but over here they have in the shape of a llama the whole cadre but there have been actually two or three different theories about the background of this man some say that because of his canadian nationality and because of his longer stay in the west he may have been one motivated as well as funded by the west there is another theory that he may be a stooge of the military the fact is that whoever has launched this particular person has done his homework because he is the man has captured the spirit and imagination of a people. the feeling that they were down drug when they were neglected and they were driven against of all because of bad governance because of the peril of situation because of lack of energy lack of food and lack of jobs people are joining him in flocks and even those who are double minded are now trying to make sure that it matters if history has to change of this country. mass rallies staged

bindings luncheon cleric in pakistan of only attitude and certainty in the country seeking electoral reforms and far and rushing to have hundred years old for a revolution and he talked exclusively to the protest leader who told us exactly what he means by that. when i see evolution we should keep in your mind in egypt in tunis in libya and all these countries. we needed a dictatorship for years and years for a long time. and that people stood up against that indeed on there was when eric here rule of shan shah the people stood up against that. dystonic is bit different there is no one else to me that monadic elul nor a military dictatorship here is electoral authority did twenty billion is electoral dictatorship true democracy does not exist in this society neither in political field nor in social field nor in economic field or democracy so this is

a lot less and less total chaos and anarchy in this country government is totally dysfunctional. saw that this is the single nation single country in all muslim world and in nuclear capability and if the same situation continues that would be a very big disaster if we could come to the level of collapse so out of this martin movement is anti corruption to educate our society from corruption and this is need of the whole muslim world and old third world and developing muslim countries the have to get to the end of corruption and corrupt leaders. and you can see the full interview with two here at eight forty five g.m.t. here on r.t. and it's also available on our website. there's a little what else is lined up for you there. in egypt police used tear gas to disperse a crowd outside the xandra courtroom where

a former police chief and five other officers are on trial over the killing of civilians during the twenty eleven uprising that toppled president mubarak for more on that. and also in syria life outside our planet some scientists now saying yes after a fossilized algae is discovered inside a slime can be here right. hand of the twenty second of january election to many israelis who used to support prime minister benjamin netanyahu are changing their minds he's now viewed by many as not being radical enough although still expected to return to office that anyone who is likely to lose votes to his former right wing hours as r.t. is falsely are now reports. he's the surprise success story in campaign one twin millionaire uses a palestinian state would be suicide for israel enough to be used to work for prime minister netanyahu but now he's working at taking supporters away from him like

this man who used to be a diehard supporter of netanyahu so he could party until these elections rolled around the likud is. a bus full of right wing members of knesset with a lift wing person driving the bus as far as being i mean. and i think that even though i am opposed to things that. i would say most members of the likud obviously a minute he's for it the irony is that while the world sees netanyahu as i want to leader at home he's losing face among supporters for not being enough this is part of the right wing campaign he's up against there are some things we. no one member of the sopranos will never return for another season remy climbs the line with a marker on our pro and a peace agreement with the palestinians will not happen promises like this have been a jewish home party in food position it's poised to take more than twelve percent

of parliamentary seats analysts say little yahoo was still expected to serve another term is running scared he's up his refrain i say in the most clear of terms the western wall is not occupied territory i don't care what the un says because we will build in jerusalem because it's our right not on your hands we could list has grown even more right when i was ready because like this woman high up in the pecking order. but then all the league would be taken apart it is a party with values the state of israel is a state of the jews was eternal capital is general. but what will be the implications of such rhetoric after the elections many israelis are asking themselves about the day after will netanyahu become more rightwing and risk drawing israel into conflicts with its neighbors or will he back down and risk losing safes among his supporters speakership fact is hoping for the

latter that netanyahu will listen to world opinion and reach a compromise with the palestinians he knows all too well what the current cycle of violence can bring speakers daughter was killed in a suicide bombing seventeen years ago and. we don't have unfortunately in the center and the left a leader who is significantly charismatic to lead this country and give its people hope and the left is also divided but i do think netanyahu will find a way to compromise because of world pressure but that compromise won't come easy enough to be bennett solution to the israeli palestinian conflict is to annex most of the west bank while allowing palestinians limited self-will in the wrist and while that might not seem a possible idea to most of the international community it's exactly what his constituency wants to hear a fact in a time yahoo is acutely aware of policy r.t. television now israel's elections only two days away and our team will be following it closely providing you was in-depth coverage. how will tension with toronto

fellow settlement expansion isolate can there be peace with gaza what's next in relations with america will netanyahu survive his snuff election on january twenty second. israel decides on our team. now the u.k. could drift towards eggs and examining the european union and that's the warning of prime minister david cameron revealed an extract of his delayed speech on britain's status within the bloc he also claimed europe is a need a fundamental change and may fail if it doesn't deal with people's frustration and the staring measures slashing their living standards and how cameron has been urged to fulfil his pledge to bring powers back from brussels to wondered as calls for an in out referendum get louder he's been wavering about the idea saying it could be held after the next general election in two thousand and fifteen the conservative party m.p. robert oulds says cameron can no longer delay facing a problem. we all know he needs to set

a clear course of what he's going to be doing regarding the european you have a clear distinctive workable policy to fail to do that just keeps the speculation going and keeps the infighting in the conservative party continuing so really he needs to get a grip on this policy as soon as possible and perhaps not trying to lie having a referendum until some time after the next general election that's even if yes prime minister but hold it before that would be the best way to end the uncertainty and so we know exactly where we are going britain pays billions each year to the european union we have enormous costs put on the british economy as a result of excessive e.u. regulation and e.u. policies they just don't work for this country is that it's more of a hindrance than it is a help to the british economy and of course it undermines our own democracy and the option is quite simply to either stay in the european union as it is which doesn't work for many different people or of course leave the european union and negotiate

a the basis of a relationship that's purely built around trade and the sooner david cameron delivers the wishes of the british people but turns power or exits the european union the better. whether euro skeptic mood on the rise in britain and many other e.u. countries ed is now gaining support in the blogs powerhouse germany thousands have signed a petition against the so-called european stability mechanism which would allow the block to directly aid to troubled states as artie's peter all over now reports germans are becoming increasingly disappointed with brussels deciding on their money. there's a rising feeling here in germany that it's not the germans who are really in charge of their country. the government has taken the sovereign rights of the german people and given them away to bureaucrats in brussels specifically with regards to currency this is a painful injury to the sovereignty of germany the issue is said to be fought out

in the e.u. second tie is to court this group calling themselves the civil coalition movement want to stop germany's fiscal future being decided by the european central bank particularly how much german cash goes to the eurozone countries and set the pressure to democracy because it's no longer the governments who have to make a policy but is the european central central bank deciding which policy is paid for over five thousand people back their petition as they look to challenge one of the most common pieces of perceived wisdom in europe that germany is the success story in the eurozone there was no other country which had so little benefits out of the euro if you come to look to the numbers according to their legal team those numbers showed germany being forced to pay for the euro zone countries despite this not being part of the deal when the single currency was created finance isn't the only

place where germans feel a grip is slipping one former german foreign minister gave different reasons why they may be issues with sovereignty suggesting that they have their root in the memory of the country's past but sometimes we shy back from our responsibility as our room states this is the problem not that we are pressed from the outside the defense is also a concern for those who believe germany is losing control of its sovereignty the country is still home to nato bases over twenty years after the end of the cold. war germany today faces no major military threats nor does any european state and that's why this gigantic military machine that the americans have built up is completely and artistic there appear to be historical cultural and economic reasons why some germans feel less sovereignty is disappearing and for a group of lawyers getting ready for their legal battle with the european central

plank twenty thirty look set to be an important year and what they see is the fight to return german rule to the german people these are all of the arty berlin watching to live from moscow now is take a look at some of the stories from around the world in bulgaria a man has tried to shoot the leader of bulgaria's ethnic turkish party during a televised conference the attacker was arrested at the scene after he climbed the podium with a gun to the head of his victim and double misfire further investigation showed that the attacker was of turkish descent and used a non-lethal gas based on the motives of the incident from a unknown but the assailant was a drug addict and was additionally carrying tonight's. thousands have marched through the greek capital athens parading the coffin of a pakistani immigrants who was stabbed to death earlier this week the country has seen a surge in anti immigrant anger and races attacks since the start of the economic

crisis three years ago demonstrators accuse the right wing party golden dawn of racism out of exploiting public discontent during financial difficulties to gain popularity. sounds of people have gathered in state capitals across the united states to rally against a ban on assault weapons on a national gun appreciation day some of the demonstrators are carrying rifles and pistols others waved poster saying an armed society is a polite society this comes after president barack obama unveiled a package of weapon control proposals the u.s. debate a restrictor gun control has flared since last month's shooting of twenty children and six adults at sandy hook elementary school. and i just a few minutes here nancy the challenges of single fatherhood don't go away.

congress' approval rating has hit an all time low never has american record history been so disappointed with the lawmaking body the united states even former arkansas governor mike huckabee said that their approval ratings are just barely above the pedophile so i guess that's good news for the disgusting pedophiles out there so you won't be the most hated group in america anymore but i don't think this statistic reflects the quality of government but so much the quality of the governed in some small country with a hard to pronounce name if the government became that unpopular the country would simply collapse but no matter how many wars congress gets involved in and no matter how many jobs are shipped overseas or no matter how much the american dream gets stamped out everyone still relish round obama and votes democrat and republican this popularity rating doesn't show how effective the government is it shows how arrogant they are because they seem to have no fear whatsoever of getting reelected

or being punished in any way for their bad behavior so you know congress i have to save us keep up the good work go for one percent popularity and maybe someone will actually do something about you but that's just my opinion. there's a sort of somebody with. the type of yeah.